Chapter 86
hapter 86
Irvin’s eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Julianne on the edge of the rooftop.
“Lianne, don’t do this! Please, trust me–this won’t ruin anything for you. I won’t let it affect your life!”
Julianne let out a bitter laugh, her thin frame trembling in the icy and. She looked fragile and pitiful.
“Irvin, don’t lie to me,” she said softly, her voice laced with despalt “I’ve seen it all… I’ve read what they were saying about me in their group chats. Everyone is calling me a gold digger, ”
Her tears streamed down her face , glistening in the faint moonlight. “Irvin, not being with you already made life meaningless for me. But now? Now, I can’t go on at all…”
She turned her gaze to me, her face twisted with sorrow and bitterness.
“Millie,” she said, her voice trembling “I know you hate me because Mom and Dad adopted me and divided their love. I know you blame me for that. But I’ve always treated you like a real sister, Why? Why do you keep hurting me like this?”
Tears welled in her eyes, and her voice cracked. “What did I ever do to deserve this? Why do you want me dead? Why can’t you just let me live?”
Before I could respond, she laughed bitterly, her shoulders shaking as if she’d resigned herself to some tragic fate. “No, it doesn’t matter anymore. Nothing matters anymore. Millie, I’ll end it all tonight. I’ll give you back your perfect family. Is that what you want?”
As she spoke, she let go of the railing, her body tilting forward slightly as if she were about to jump.
But her foot slipped. Startled, she instinctively grabbed the railing again, gripping it tightly.
The slip made the scene even more dramatic, and my parents screamed in panic.
Irvin took a step toward her, his entire body tense.
“Lianne, don’t! Stay there! Don’t move! I’ll come get you!”
“Don’t come closer!” Julianne shrieked, her voice high–pitched and panicked. “If you come any closer, I’ll jump right now!”
“Lianne, please, don’t do this…” Irvin’s voice cracked with desperation as he tried to calm her down.
Before he could say anything else, Dad grabbed my arm and yanked me forward.
“You useless wretch! Get over there and beg Julianne for forgiveness! If she refuses to forgive you and won’t come down, then you might as well jump with her!”
Before I could react, he forced me to my knees in front of her.
Julianne’s lips curled into a subtle, venomous smile as she watched me kneel, but her voice was as soft and saintly as ever.
“Dad, don’t treat Millie like that. She doesn’t need to apologize. Just… let her come over here,” she said sweetly. “Let her tell me why she hates me so much, why she doesn’t want me to live. I just want to hear it from her before I go.”
I narrowed my eyes. It was obvious she wanted me to get close enough for her to create some “accident” that would push me over the edge.
“No, Dad,” I said firmly, cutting through the tension. “Don’t let me go over there. If I do, and she really ends her life after talking to me, wouldn’t that just give her the closure she’s looking for?”
The absurdity of my words seemed to hit Dad, making him freeze mid–action.
Even Julianne’s face twitched with disbelief at my audacity. For a moment, the freezing wind carried an awkward silence.
But before Dad could reconsider, Irvin strode forward, his face cold and determined.
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Without a word, he grabbed my arm and began dragging me toward Julianne.
My panic surged, and I struggled against his grip, shouting, “Irvin, what are you doing? Do you want to give julienne the door she’s begging for? Do you want her to feel fulfilled before she jumps?”
Irvin didn’t reply. His jaw clenched as he tightened his grip and continued pulling me forward.
“Irvin! Let go of me! This is murder! You’re trying to murder me ! ” screamed, thrashing against him with all my strength .
But no matter how much I struggled or shouted, he didn’t stop. His grip was like iron, unyielding
If my wrist hadn’t already healed from its last injury, I was sure it would’ve been broken again from the sheer force he was using As we got closer to the edge , my fear escalated, and I fought harder
Irvin, his face still grim, suddenly bent down and whispered coldly in my ear, “ Lianne’s furious with you. She wants you near the edge so that something will happen to you. Just go along with it. Don’t make her wait too long. It’s freezing out here, and you know how fragile she is. She can’t handle the cold.”